Thursday, January 9, 2014

Sony sells 4.2 million PlayStation 4 (act.) - Business Journal - Portugal

Sony Computer Entertainment sold 4.2 millions of PlayStation 4 consoles since December 28, when your Lana § ning, the brand said in a statement.

“Software sales for the PS4 remained strong throughout the holiday season, with more than 9.7 million units sold in retailers worldwide and via digital from PlayStation Store downloads,” says the manufacturer, in a statement.

“The dynamics of PS4 continues to gain strength and could not be more excited about the fact that players from around the world are enjoying the experience of immersive gaming, social and entertainment capabilities available from our network,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Sony, with the PS4, also managed alanvancar the PlayStation Plus subscription service. Globally, the number of subscriptions increased by over 90% since the launch of the PS4.

PlayStation Plus members have access to Instant Games Collection and can play full versions of popular titles without time limit and without additional costs.

To date, Sony says more than 1.7 million games broadcasts were made from PS4 systems.

PS4 is now available in 53 countries and territories around the world, including PlayStation Portugal.A states that “more than a month after the arrival of the Portuguese shops console, the PS4 demand remains very high , which has led to many shops stay for a few days without machines available. ”

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consoles at most stores from January 14th “but we advise that players reserve the PS4 and inform with your usual stores,” added the same source.

market dynamics consoles returned late last year with the launch of the PS4 and Xbox One Now, Dell, through its subsidiary, Alienware, showed that wants to compete with the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

“Alienware Steam Machine” is based on “hardware” of conventional PC, as described by PC World. According DeZayas Bryan, director of marketing for Alienware, it is an advantage for consumers, as it is possible to update the components.

Nintendo has been struggling hard with the competition. Sony, with the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft, with Xbox One, have sold more consoles in 24 hours, than Nintendo in nine months with its latest machine, the Wii U.

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DeZayas lienware Steam Machine will be in stores “at the end of the year” and have a “competitive” price compared to competition. The Xbox One costs $ 499 in the U.S., and the PlayStation 4, 399.

(updated with data on stock in Portugal)

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